S'mores

25 August 2017:

Rika (top image and bottom image) and Jean (middle) making s'mores in Bruce and Peggy's back yard. The graham crackers were homemade by Jean. The marshmallows had a mint twist to them.

The bottom image came out particularly nice. Did I tell you how much I like this lens?

Canon 5D, 50mm f/1.2 lens at f/5.6.

Spoonbridge and Cherry

24 August 2017:

Jean and Bruce took us to the sculpture garden in front of the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis this evening. This was taken around sunset. The sculpture is the centerpiece of the garden. Very popular!

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Carleton College Upper Arb

23 August 2017:

Taken in the Upper Arboretum at Carleton College.

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Blue Bunny Ice Cream

22 August 2017:

As  recommended by Janet. Rika had Peanut Butter Fudge, Chocolate Brownie for Lily. They said it was good! In La Mars, Iowa.

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Total Eclipse!

First, it rained right up until the start of totality. We hid in the garage. 

Note the covered telescopes outside next to Dave's RV.

Totality. The sun's corona is barely visible at the top of the image.

Peggy enjoying the uncovering of the sun's disk.

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Cemetary, Immanuel Lutheran Church of Daykin, at daybreak

20 August 2017:

The overnight storm clouds were receding into the east.

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Rock Creek State Park, Nebraska

20 August 2017:

Rock Creek State Park is located along the Oregon Trail at the rather difficult crossing of Rock Creek. It is an outdoor museum. The gentleman in the lower photo is a docent who had been working at the forge that afternoon. He made tacks to repair the hoop on a water barrel. He was a great source of information on the pony express, which shared the same trail as the wagons headed for Oregon.

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Nourse Hall, Carleton College

19 August 2017:

Taken on my dawn run through the upper arboretum at Carleton College. Nice morning for a run!

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Conversation by the Cannon River

18 August 2017:

This was the rest spot on an evening walk in Northfield, alongside the Cannon River. Rika and her mother had a nice chat. You can see them (barely) in the upper left corner of the lower photo.

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Pier-to-Pier Swim

6 August 2017:

Susie and Kevin swam with well over 1,000 other people from the Hermosa Beach Pier to the Manhattan Beach Pier. It was quite a spectacle. The ocean conditions turned challenging in the second half of the swim. They both finished!

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